Anansi, Anansi name, meaning of Anansi
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- Etymology of the name Anansi.
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Origin and meaning of the name Anansi
Anansi or Ananse is an unisex pet name for spiders. It has African origin and literally means “spider” in an Akan language (southern Ghana, eastern Ivory Coast, Liberia and parts of Togo).
Spirit of West African and Caribbean folklore that can take human or arachnid form. It is a God who knows all the stories of the world.
Variants: Kwaku Ananse and Anancy.
Categorized into: Mythologic names